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Students from the Gregory Park Primary School raise their voices against crime and violence in the community, during a Peace Day march on Tuesday (March 7) under the theme ‘Mek Wi Grow in Peace.’

Students March for Peace in Gregory Park

Hundreds of placard-bearing students from Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine marched in the community on Tuesday (March 7), calling for an end to crime and violence. The Peace Day event, under the theme ‘Mek Wi Grow In Peace’,...

Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, shares details about the ‘Klean Kingston’ initiative undertaken in the downtown business district on Wednesday (March 2).

Over 500 Volunteers Participated in ‘Klean Kingston’ Initiative

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right), engages with Member of Parliament, St. Mary Central, Dr. Morais Guy during a recent tour of communities in the parish to observe road conditions.

PHOTOS: Minister Warmington Tours St. Mary Communities

Communications Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Timothy Simmonds, is joined by (from left), Field Supervisor, Social Development Commission (SDC), Jeremy Jones; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita-Garvey and Caretaker/Councillor, Above Rocks Division, Desmond Chambers, in front of the USF’s Community Wi-Fi sign, at the launch of the service held on January 25 in Harker’s Hall, St. Catherine.

PHOTOS: Harker’s Hall Gets Free Wi-Fi

Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita-Garvey (centre), is surrounded by students of the Springvale Primary, Harker’s Hall Basic, and Giblatore Primary schools during the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi launch ceremony in Springvale, St. Catherine, on January 25.

PHOTOS: USF Launches Wi-Fi Service in Springvale

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$1.3 Billion Earmarked for Bridge Repairs and Maintenance During 2023/24

The Government will be spending $1.3 billion on bridge repairs and maintenance in the 2023/24 fiscal year. This represents an increase over the $70.7 million that was budgeted for the programme in 2022/23. “We are particularly pleased with the increased allocation under the bridge development and construction head [of the 2023/23 Estimates of Expenditure],” Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry...

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$276.5m Allocated to Complete Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project

The Government has allotted $276.5 million to complete activities under the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project, during the upcoming fiscal year. The project seeks to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, and support increased community safety in selected economically vulnerable and socially volatile inner-city communities. The money has been provided in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before...

Damhead is among three communities in St. Catherine, where free secured Wi Fi service was commissioned by the Universal Service Fund (USF) on Wednesday (January 25). Pictured in front on the community WI-FI sign (from left) are Vice Principal, Little Crescent Primary School, Karian Patterson; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita- Garvey; Principal, Angels Primary, Nero Christian and Vice Principal, Angels Primary School, Brenda McGaw.

3 years ago CommunityTechnology

PHOTOS: Damhead Community Gets Free Wi-Fi Service

Damhead is among three communities in St. Catherine, where free secured Wi Fi service was commissioned by the Universal Service Fund (USF) on Wednesday (January 25). Pictured in front on the community WI-FI sign (from left) are Vice Principal, Little Crescent Primary School, Karian Patterson; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita- Garvey; Principal, Angels Primary, Nero Christian...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (seventh left), along with (from left) Councillor, Rock River Division, Uriah Mitchell; Sergeant Omar Fairclough, Rock River Police Station, and Representative, Social Development Commission, Polly-Ann Bailey, are joined by students of the Rock River Primary and Basic Schools, during the launch of a free and secure Wi-Fi hotspot in the district Square on Wednesday, (January 11). The facility was installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF).

3 years ago CommunityTechnology

Residents of Rock River and Mocho in Clarendon Now Have Internet Access

Students living in Rock River and Mocho in Clarendon North Central can now access free and secured Internet, via Wi-Fi hotspots that have been installed in the communities by the Universal Service Fund (USF). The connections were launched in both areas on Wednesday (January 11), under the USF’s Community Wi-Fi Programme. Institutions such as Rock River Basic and Primary Schools,...

Operations Manager at Montego Bay Community Home for Girls in Irwin, St. James, Yvette Mahoney (third left), accepts donations from Resource Mobilisation Officer of the Western Regional Health Authority, Elicia Whittingham-Gayle, during an outreach initiative, recently. They are joined by representatives of the WRHA’s Outreach Committee.

3 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

WRHA Reaches out to Montego Bay Community Home for Girls

The humanitarian arm of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) extended its annual Christmas outreach initiative to the Montego Bay Community Home for Girls in Irwin, St. James, recently. Members of the WRHA’s outreach committee paid a visit to the home, popularly known as Melody House, where they donated several key items to staff and 10 girls of the private,...

Members of staff at the charity organisation, Food For the Poor (FFP), prepare food packages at their Spanish Town, St. Catherine corporate offices, for distribution during the holiday season.

3 years ago Community

Food for the Poor Presents Packages to Needy Persons Islandwide

Hundreds of needy persons in rural communities across the island were treated to some 1,000 food packages over the Christmas period, provided by the charity organisation Food For the Poor (FFP). The packages were delivered under the FFP’s Islandwide Distribution Programme, an initiative which it started during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, to reach persons who are not regular beneficiaries of...

Correctional Officer at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre in Kingston, Donovan Small (left), presents a boxed cooked meal and bottled water to 27-year-old Paul Lawrence in St. Ann’s Bay, St Ann, on Monday (January 2) as part of his annual New Year’s Day feeding programme.

3 years ago Community

Hot Meals for the Homeless and Most Vulnerable in St. Ann

Scores of homeless persons and some of St. Ann's most vulnerable residents were treated to hot meals on Monday, January 2 by Correctional Officer and Philanthropist, Donovan Small, in collaboration with members of the Bamboo United Pentecostal Church. Mr. Small and his team of 16 volunteers distributed 550 meals across the communities of St. Ann’s Bay, Bamboo, Lillyfield and Philadelphia...